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JLEASE REPLIES TrO UOV. MIANNIN 'lhaiiks l'eople of State for Votes Olive liltm1. Says lie Expects to Winl 1i Second Priiars ith icreased Vote Columbia, Sept. I.-TIho followii Statement was giverl out here to day by fortnler Governlor Cole L Illease: "To tile ditliocratic voter! of, ,' Sotll Carolina: I desire to express; to yot my3' highiest appreIcCiLIon of the veI* Comnplimentary vote which w ,a: easl for- nlie and for the principles for whiel I stand in tle prinmary election iel last u'lusday, and i desire to call your special attenition to tle following facts: "In tie lomle couity of Mir. Malan 11ig. Sum1t'ir, he only led by a very small -vote. Inl his forIter home countl1y, whose coity seat is ialied in hoinor' of his grandfat ser, yotu will find a hildsome majority for me; and in c:ieh )( the bordet' counties tottelh ing iis hone---lelorence, Darlington, Keru'haw, Itichlind and Claren donl. yott w ill finld that I have defeat ed hlit.- In mly fo1-rme hiome ci-un1ty, Niwbrry, I i'ave led, as also it the counieis a!djohtlingy l', vizv: F'aluda, (r'eenwood, lvxllngtont, lairlihd, I'nl ion. and 1 only lacked 1 few votes of egiriing Ithe vote of) Mr. Cooper in 1tlq'hiehome county of lAaurens. It mlly adolted home, lRichland, where I hiN for fhie plast six Years, and wltere I now vote, tie result was as lollows: Illease, 2,92-; Mlann ing. I 876; Coopei:, 1,013. "Now, Iellow, -cit izens, take these 1espective VOt's alt compare them and see which of tlie two men stands est and htas Iost frieids where hel1 was l-rn and reared, and where lie I khea.-Pnown. I' it he by that uriter 10 tat you judge, yotir consei PIe' yiil dlit'e th:i yvol vot- for Blease. "No''.:in, :tke the 'coult ieP thlt hta%e the lartgest primary vot'-for in stt, ,Anderson, Creenx-ille. Sparlani hit'- l'ork, Cherokee, l'i'hlen s .aind look at the heavy vote received by me tlidpi, and 3out will fiitd, that while 3.\'. C -viN rerelved a1 very m:p'nn - A'oi ... j led in tile lace, .1n1 th1a. (;ow 4ticr .* larning v~i re0diated I% re 'elvinz a mere ittanc'e. ''int r i'.' ol the cmuni:s of tho state did .\I . 'Ianitng mven receive a plurality. In the loe iDee where his I ind11' "ha imeil that he wvoild weep) the 'ield, you ywill find im in a mi ioty. I l lorry, Ma.\lit, illon, . la r.l boro, Chesterfield, l arlington, Florence, Georgetown, his friends are .Sol.( d Isapopitlted atnd weeping be 'allse of tie fact. that his administra ionl li'as proven distasteful to tile white "Ili his staement he says: 'A na jority of the votes were ('ast against lilease.' I 111ttk, if you wvill notice, 71ot will find that a much larger ma jority was 'ast against the piesent governor. Ile further says: 'le (Bleae' polls his full strten !t ii in the ,first primary always.' I presuime lie has forgotten ItIe use of tle l'nglish Tanguiagze, wh'len Ite ulses thte wordo 'at ()#('s' and lhe htas for'gott'en thte ru'ith .whIen he says 'fttll sirlength.' 'lThis is only the secondl tme that I have been Ilin i'econdu tprimr it for3 Im a state otllce, and in thle secondl primitary' of 191(0 mxy vote was mtater'ially increased over the first, andI I was elected governor. The samie thing will haplpen again In 19(16. "He also say's: 'A Cooper vote Is an antl-Blease vote.' IfI I am any judge, I thIiink It coul d he moi'e t rut hf ully3 saidl that a Coopei' vote Is an anti Alanning vote, foi' Ito, and not 1, is thte gov'ernor' whto has been repudiat ed by3 the Cooper people, lie further says: 'It Is the same situatIon as two year's ago.' A-gain hte forgets the truth. Two years ago I was not In 'the gutbernator'ial race. hlad I been, the state wotuld never have been hu niliated with the .taning admtinis Str'ation. "'Again, he says: I 'startedI this lnorninrg to win the fightt, and I amn going to wIn It.' I am lproud( to say that 1 did( not start it the beginning to fight, I started in to fot'give and forget-to make my3 campaitagn, as I did, upon a high pllane, and wIth the solemn Ipromtise to be gover'nor of all The people of myt3 stat'. 'This I ox poet to be. And1( I do not exptect to stand on the state house steps, as he did, and ho0(1ldii my htands and swear' to be gover'nor' of all the state, antd then turn ar'ound, as he dId, antd kick out every inn why'lo votes agaInst me andl~ pt in only my3 friends, I shall Ir y be roverinor' of all thIe peoptle of >ate, anld I t thte past be the past, and1( bygones he biy'ones; and In ateadl of tr'ying to stir iii bItterness, as lhe and his sutppor'ters are now do ing, I propose to try to ereate among all the people of thte state, love for pence, for prospIer'ity and for happi ness, andl to hiave t:' frIends, and, so fat' as I Ci , thte whole Ihonie of Soth~ Ca" tna, tuttn to the uiiitng of our agrlituiure and our commercee, and all legiine'' business and ind'etry, and to 1!" Uit M 'art people, antd to 301' Vicm ' 't a adc countr'y, and a devre, ' d ~ 'uhiich will not enl> .a oa pr"o; , : rway . * * * * * * U * * * * * * * * * * * .\adden. 1-opt. .'.-lrtrced m et nig closed at New Prospect Friday - night Witi 10 conversiols. The (.ain d d.'xL will be baptized the -lit Soun dliy in S'juteiber. tev. .\lr. ilas as sisted the pasior. Rev. .J. A. .\lartin and iave is some good , s1ermlonis. \Ve missied the face of our) conlse crated treasutrer,. .\r. .1. A. 1P. .\oore, diiring oiu mIiectinig. It was unu1lsutial f,: him to be absent ald only severe si(lkns-sit kept him away this time. We all hope he will soonl he in his accls tomled placee. Mrs. J. A. Wolford nas among the delegates who attended and enjoyed fhe annual W. M. U. at Friendship. Mlr. Thad Moore is the first in our inmmediate ieighborhood to have cot toll glined. Thad is usually the early hid when it conmes to cotton. !.. Rush.\ Motes, of Atlanta. it iii onl a visit to his niece, .\Mrs. Tom Shaw aid to other relatives. Mi. Sam Gralham, or 2eesville, was a caller recently at his old honie. Ile was the guest while here of \1r. J. A. Wolford. .\rs. .Jeinie Illamnilton spent last wvcek Witli Mr. and Mrs. .1. 1). Culbert son and enjoyed the sermons with us. liss Sara Ilryson, who has beenl here with her imother and grandmoth (-I. during the month of August. left ridi'ay for Thornwell Orphaiage, at Clinton. Miss Lidle Culbertson, of Ekom, is stayii awhile with her uncle, Nir. 13. Y. Cul bert son. Miss .lattle Bobo Poole and brother, .Josh Craig, spent part of last week with their cousin, Miss Ora Powers. Misses Sile Davenport, of Newber ry, Liora Montjoy. of Clinton, and Mrs. .iohn lI avenport, of Cross ill, were the guests during tle meeting of .\I. aid iMrs. Cliff Cunningham. The Misses liitt aln. M\rs. S'tonle and her daughter, .liss Corrie, were recent visitors of It. aid .\Mrs. G. W. Chap man ald family. T. I. It. Browi and daughter .\l iss Iuth, wE're the pleasant visitors ihurs lay of Mrs. Wofford adlt Misses Kate aild Azile Wofford. Miss liiith is on1e of oir Prospect girls we are viroud of. She will teach this year in the graded school of Columbia. We wish hler sucecess. .\i's. May .ldideln and .\Mrs. .iosie .\Martin welt up to I'auroens .\londay afitrinoon to see their atuit. Mirs. Evie lPoweru'. who is still (itilte ill at her -1onme there. .\Mr. .1. A. Wofford has retuiied fromi aI isi. to liigh Point, N. C., Greer.,s and Gtreenville, where lie had a pleasait visit Witll friends and relatives. The synimpathy of all go out to the young father aid moother, .\I'. an(d Mrs. Asa Teague, in tle sudden death of their little babe at Dakville Saturday. Mr. Walter Hendrix, of Waterloo, h'aled a nice (gantity of hay for Mr. I. .. WLofford Monday. .\I hs . E'ssle TIhompison and Mr is. C'hester' Plnson, who ar'e in the hospital are't gettIinrw(in ieelv. Tlhieirt friends will be gla d to lioar i' n ews. MIrs. .Ilh Th'iiompson,011 wVho ha~s bieen staying withI hier sick ones' at the hos5 ital, camie homei for ai few days to rest, only toi learni that hier aunt, M\iss K'athar'ine Plnsonl, ha~ I tile misfor'tune to fall dlown stairs and break her leg and~ she went thet'e at once. The Sunday school at Prospect is to observe the State-wide Sunday school (lay-the date will be announced later. WVe hope to have a goodi programi andI a good ci'owd to enjoy it with us. Mi'. Henr'y Pinson, of 10kom, is now at the store of Mr. .1. D. Culhei'tson, where he will be glad to see his fi'iendq. We hope he will soon feel at home with us. Mr. and Mrs. Wmn. Byrd. .Jr. wore ouit for a shior't visit to her relatives here recently. They have just retuirn' ed from a pleasant tr'ip to the "lAnd of tile sky" where they chaper'onedl a party of young folks fronm Clinton. DON'T N EULE('T YOUl IC(OLD Neglected colds get wor'se, instead or better'. A stuffed head, a tight chest mulst he r'elevedl at once. Dr. ltdll's P'ine-Tar-l loney is Natulre's remn ('dIy. liney anld glycerine hleal the ir ritatedl miembr~iane, ant isept Ic tar loos ('ns tile phlegm. you breathe easier an 111youIr cold Is br'oken uip. Plheasa nt to take, D~r. Blell's Pine-Tar-iHonley Is an id ~eal r'emiedy for' child(1ren~ as w~ellI Blec aus . -. .. . ... .... . ,ina TrIVRt DROMO QUlINtIN nbetter than ordinary 9Qulnine and does not cause nervousness nor ingtngln he-'d. Rememnber the full name and look for the signature of E, W. OROV1E, 25c. 1woirl, bult inl thle world to come. The people1 h-ave endorsed this course taken by themi in the campf jaign, by the follow ho vote:. Blease 54,000.( So rar' r,'port ed); Cooper, 28,867; Manning, 38,4Cc And at thle nlext primar'y I will again beO chosen the democratic nomiee for troveror of Seuth Carolina, and one aghaiu the state will ar'e on In pros Perity, and without, in'Altla alan (,f progress, Notlee to all Sunday Schools in Lan rens Township. There will be a township interde no1uinational Sunday School Conven tion held at the First Methodist Chur<'h Lirens, Sunday, September l0th ti 3:"0 p. Im. .lr. It. D. Webb, (e . See retary, and .\iF;s Iavenel, Onte of Iis co--workere, will be present. As the county convention meets at Dials church on the 13th nld 1-iih1, we ue e5 'Veriy school in Ianrtens to. 1iship to have delegates present at Ehi:; 111 reis meetintlg. .1. 1P. Toi be rlt. Percy Moore, A. C. Todd. Hrownii Ienn1ion. On last Wednesday, the children and girandchildren of Mr. G. 13. Brown met fort a family reunion. The occasion celebrated ",,rIand fat her's" sixty-fourth birthday. 'nder the large oak trecs there on the lawn, a picnic dinner was served and in the afternoon Joy riding afforded much pleasure. It is hoped 1.hat another such occasion will conic again in the course of another year. "One Present." Citaiton for Letters of Adiniistration.I State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. By 0. G. Thompson, Probate .ludge: Whereas J. Aug. Barksdale. Jr. made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of J. Aug. Barksdale, Sr. These are therefore, to cite and ad mnonish all and singular the 1ndred and creditors of the ,t;id .1. Au Harks dale, Sr., deceased, iat tit, be and appear before me, in he C tirt of Pro bate, to be held at I rens Court hlouse, Laurens, S. C, o the 19th day of September, 1916 it xt, after pub-i lication hereof, at 11 clock in the af ternoon, to show ca ise, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this -Ith day of September, Anno Domini 1916* 0. G. Thompson, j-2( .1. P. L. C. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 9th day of October, 1916, we will render a final ac count of outr acts and doings as x ve'ilors of the estate of Mrs. Priscilla l'd wa rds, deceased, in the otilce of the .ud-4t if Probate of Lau rens County, at 11 o'clock a. it., and onl the same day will apply for a tinal discharge from ourl tr'tusts as Exceu tors. Any person indel ted to said] estate are notilled and i( iried to make pay meint on that date: and all persons having claims against sail estate will present them on or before said date duly proven or 1be forever barred. -John Edwards, P. F. Ed'ards, E~xcenors. Septemier i . 16.-1 mo. J. C. BURNS & CO. Sells It For Less REI 1 BU' At RE$ 10 to2 New Goods, week. .K) On Red Iror WEIGH VALL MONEY with ] 6 E No. 1, 210 West Laurens Street Why Be A' Tenant? A family that is paying rent is paying for a home, but when .it all paid for it belongs to the Landlord, and at once the family starts in to buy another house for him. Join The Building and Loan Join any Building and Loan, but we would like for you to consider ours first. You can start a home now and join the ranks of the Independents by taking advantage of the terms offered by us. A small monthly payment, an amount which you will har ly feel, will grow steadily buy surely until a great big sum is reglized. The uilding a Loan is intended to help you save mon y, by e ouraging thrift and economy. Rem mber the adage "Take care of the nickles and the dm and the DOLLARS will take care of themselve ' Series No. 5 Now Open. Call and See Us. Standard Building and Loan Association W. R. McCuen, Secretary At Peoples Loan and Exchange Bank I J. C. BURNS & CO. Sells It For Less )IRON RACKET 'he House that Sells Same Goods or Less Money all the Time SYOUR GOODS IROlt itACKET STORES and SAVE 5 'er ct. of your Money a iving each week now. Come and keep coming each BEP YOUR EYES Racket Stores the coming season. It behooves you to JES, and BE SURE YOU GET the MOST for YOUR EVERY PURCHASE. . CASlM~~~ ~ 3" and SMALL - ie Goods out ARGAIN DAYS EACH WEEK 6 B U RNS &C OM PAN Y, 2 Red Iron Re ' Stre No. 2'omn tb quare, 0.